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Biblical Greek Resources, RELI (GREK) 4089/6089

Dear students,

I am very much looking forward to having each of you in my Biblical Greek course this Fall, where we will be reading through the Greek text of the Gospel of Mark. Please spread the word to any other students you know who might be interested in taking this course! Prior to the semester, I hope you will consider obtaining/purchasing some of the resources listed below:

Resources for Fall 2017

1) Greek Text and Apparatus of Nestle-Aland 28

In class it is important that we are all looking at the same Greek text and textual apparatus. For this semester we will be using the text and apparatus of the 28th edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament. Accordingly, for the purposes of the class, you can either 1) photocopy the text of Mark from this edition of the Greek New Testament and bring it with you to class each day (you may use my Greek New Testament for this purpose at the beginning of the semester) or 2) purchase a copy of the 28th edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament. If you choose the latter option, I recommend that you purchase the edition of Nestle-Aland 28 that contains a dictionary (see here). Some of you, however, may prefer to purchase an edition that includes the parallel text in English (see here or here) or an edition that includes the parallel text in Latin (see here). Though you need to have a hard copy for class, you may also wish to consult the on-line version (here).

2) A Greek Lexicon

If you purchase the edition with a dictionary mentioned above, you will not need to purchase another dictionary. If, however, you photocopy the text of Nestle-Aland 28 or purchase an edition that lacks a dictionary, then you will need to obtain/purchase a lexicon. Here are some options:

Barclay-Newman’s Greek Lexicon: the short lexicon that is included in the Nestle-Aland 28 with dictionary edition (but if you are buying the lexicon separately, one of the other options listed below is probably preferable)

While I strongly encourage you to purchase an edition of the Greek New Testament with a dictionary and/or to purchase a separate Greek Lexicon, for your class preparation you may also wish to consult on-line lexicons (e.g. here, here, and here), parsing/translation tools (e.g. here and here), and Rob Plummer’s videos on the Greek Text of Mark (here)! Finally, you might also find the following link helpful for the purposes of textual criticism (here).

3) Further Greek Aids (optional)

If you desire further Greek aids, you may also wish to purchase one or more of the following resources: R. Decker’s two volume handbook on the Greek text of Mark (here) and/or Charles Lee Irons’s Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek New Testament (here).

Wallace, Basics of New Testament Syntax: An abridgment of Beyond the Basics, which is worth having, since it is possible to read it straight through, whereas Beyond the Basics is better as a reference Grammar.